Monthly Archives: May 2011
Cyber surfing: Monday
Good afternoon. Here’s what was “out there” about the Seahawks for today, May 23, and also over the weekend: Eric Williams of the New Tribune checks in with strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle, whose domain has been very quiet this offseason. Says Carlisle, “I hate not being around the athletes and not being able [...]
Throwback uniforms, and a grass field?
The Seahawks are looking into playing a game in throwback uniforms during the 2012 season and also putting a grass playing surface at Qwest Field, president Peter McLoughlin said today. McLoughlin made his comments during a radio interview with Dave “Softy” Mahler on KJR-AM. The NFL’s uniform contract switches from Reebok to Nike for the [...]
Put it on the board
The banner will be raised at Qwest Field this fall, but the Seahawks aren’t waiting to commemorate their 2010 NFC West championship. A special plaque has been added to the roadside sign outside the team’s Renton headquarters, giving a championship touch to Virginia Mason Athletic Center. Take a look:
Cyber surfing: Friday
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks on May 20: Mike Sando of ESPN.com had readers vote for “Flash Point” franchise-turning events for each of the four teams in the NFC West, and the obvious – and overwhelming – choice for the Seahawks was Paul Allen buying the team in 1997. As one [...]
The power of 10
Why is Kenny Mayne wearing a Seahawks No. 10 jersey in the above photo? ESPN’s NFL-trotting correspondent and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant is going global. Mayne is working on a new project – “Wider World of Sports” – that will air this fall on the network, as well as the website. It is, of [...]
Better than Brown?
After the Seahawks signed linebacker Chad Brown as a free agent in 1997, then-vice president of football operations Randy Mueller allowed himself a congratulatory moment. “There’s no question this is the best signing we’ve ever had,” Mueller said. Mueller should know, because he’d been with the team since 1983. Plan B free agency didn’t begin [...]
Cyber surfing: Thursday
Cyber surfing: May 19 Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” today about the Seahawks: Mike Sando of ESPN.com looks at the uphill fight facing West Coast teams in dealing with 10 a.m. games – body time. The Seahawks are scheduled for five early starts this season, while the NFC West rivals San Francisco 49ers also [...]
It’s all about winning
All Chad Brown ever wanted to do with the Seahawks – and any team he ever played for – was win. Forget that jaw-dropping signing bonus the free-agent linebacker got from the Seahawks in 1997. And the pair of Pro Bowls he went to during his eight-season stay in Seattle. And the team MVP award [...]
Three-feats
Last week’s item about Eugene Robinson’s rare Triple Crown in 1993 – when he became the only player in franchise history to be voted team MVP, Man of the Year and the Steve Largent Award in the same season – set off a search for other historic “threes” in Seahawks history. In chronological order, here [...]
Cyber surfing: Wednesday
Good morning. Here’s what’s “out there” about the Seahawks: Mike Sando of ESPN.com has the latest on Matt Hasselbeck, including a link to a report from 710 ESPN’s Liz Matthews that the unsigned quarterback does have a playbook – he got it from teammates, who got them from new offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell during the [...]
